Judge Rejects Challenge to 'Smart' IDs

By

Nathan Koppel

Jan. 8, 2013 7:55 p.m. ET

A federal judge in San Antonio ruled Tuesday in favor of a public high school that uses microchips to track student attendance, rejecting a student's claim that the school's program unconstitutionally infringes on her religious views.

John Jay Science and Engineering Academy in San Antonio requires students to carry "smart ID" badges implanted with microchips to ensure they are counted as present, because state funding is...